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Back to Search#55. David Dawson ~ Lucian Freud’s Studio Assistant For 20 Years
Episode 55
David Dawson studied painting at the Chelsea School of Art and then at the Royal College of Art. Soon after completing his MA in 1991 he met Lucian F…
2 months ago
#54. How David Bowie Became A Painter And Started His Art Collection
Episode 54
This is the story of how David Bowie became a painter and started collecting art in the mid 70's after living in Los Angeles, burnt out and on the br…
2 months, 1 week ago
#53. The Secret Life Of Winston Churchill ~ The Artist Behind The Statesman
Episode 53
When most people think of Winston Churchill, they picture a man standing outside Number 10 Downing Street, cigar in hand, making the famous V for vic…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
#52. The Life And Art Of Chaïm Soutine ~ A Haunted Genius
Episode 52
Chaim Soutine (1893-1943) was born near Minsk, in present-day Belarus, before moving to Paris, where he developed a bold, expressive style of thick p…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
#51. Gerry’s Pompeii ~ The Most Significant Work Of Outsider Art In Britain
Episode 51
In conversation with Alison, Nick and Sasha, patrons of Gerry's Pompeii. The most significant work of outsider art in Britain.
Created on a stretch o…
3 months, 1 week ago
#50. Jean Dubuffet ~ The Man Who Declared War On Fine Art
Episode 50
Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) was a French painter, sculptor, and writer who rejected traditional ideas of beauty and believed real creativity came from …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
#49. Sylvie Barbier ~ Performance Artist & Editor In Chief For Second Renaissance Magazine
Episode 49
Sylvie Barbier is a passionate ritual artist part of the Second Renaissance art collective, magazine and co-founder of Life Itself organisation. As a…
4 months ago
#48. The Life Of Francis Bacon ~ This Charming Man
Episode 48
Born in 1909 in Dublin, rejected by his father, drifting through Berlin and Paris as a young man, Francis Bacon transformed personal chaos into some …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
#47. Jason Greene A.K.A. Freckle ~ American Actor & Internet Personality
Episode 47
Jason Greene A.K.A. Freckle (born February 2, 1988) is an American actor and internet personality famously known by the moniker "Freckle." He rose to…
5 months ago
#46. Goya’s Descent Into Madness ~ Why Goya Went Deaf And Painted The Black Paintings
Episode 46
Francisco Goya painted the Black Paintings late in his life after years of illness, deafness, war, political violence and personal isolation had left…
5 months, 1 week ago